http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/95 Feeds > By taxonomy term en http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/30/african-civil-society-urges-african-states-parties-rome-statute-reaffirm-their-commi <p>On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 4 March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/30/african-civil-society-urges-african-states-parties-rome-statute-reaffirm-their-commi">read more</a></p> Africa African Union Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Cote d&#039;Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea ICC International Criminal Court International Justice Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Middle East/N. Africa Morocco/Western Sahara Namibia Niger Nigeria Rome Statute Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa states parties Sudan Tanzania and Zanzibar Uganda Written statement Zambia Zimbabwe Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:40:56 -0700 Human Rights Watch 84759 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/taking-next-step <p>For a full decade, the UN Security Council has addressed the severe abuses that children experience in armed conflict. Its response has included a series of six resolutions (1261, 1314, 1379, 1460, 1539, and 1612), the creation of a specialized working group, and the initiation of a monitoring and reporting mechanism on violations against children in armed conflict.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/taking-next-step">read more</a></p> Afghanistan Armed Conflict attacks on education Backgrounder Briefing Burma Burundi Central African Republic Chad Child Soldiers Children&#039;s Rights Cote d&#039;Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Education International Justice Nepal Philippines Sexual Violence Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Uganda UN Security Council United Nations Violence Against Children Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:44:07 -0700 Human Rights Watch 82743 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/25/c-te-d-ivoire-set-trial-or-free-activist <p>(Dakar) - The Côte d'Ivoire government should begin formal proceedings against a long-detained Ivorian civil society leader and government critic or order his release, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Ivorian justice minister. Prolonged pretrial detention violates Côte d'Ivoire's obligations under international law.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/25/c-te-d-ivoire-set-trial-or-free-activist">read more</a></p> Press release Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Free Expression Human Rights Defenders Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:07:05 -0800 Human Rights Watch 81060 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/24/letter-ivorian-justice-minister-detention-activist <p>Mr. Mamadou Koné<br /> Minister of Justice<br /> Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire</p> <p>Dear Minister Koné:</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/24/letter-ivorian-justice-minister-detention-activist">read more</a></p> Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Free Expression Human Rights Defenders Letter Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:00:00 -0800 Human Rights Watch 81031 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/02/11/policy-paralysis <div xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <div class="Section1"> <h1>POLICY PARALYSIS:</h1> <h2><span class="MsoPageNumber"><span>A CALL FOR ACTION ON HIV/AIDS-RELATED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFRICA</span></span></h2> <div class="toc toc-1">     SUMMARY</</div></div></div><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/02/11/policy-paralysis">read more</a></p> Africa Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Children&#039;s Rights Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Cote d&#039;Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Gender-based violence Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Health HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS HIV/TB Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sexual Violence Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania and Zanzibar Togo Uganda Women&#039;s Rights Zambia Zimbabwe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:20:28 -0800 Human Rights Watch 80717 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report/2009/c-te-d-ivoire <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report/2009/c-te-d-ivoire">read more</a></p> Cote d&#039;Ivoire Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:00:00 -0800 Human Rights Watch 79241 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/images/2008/10/20/leslie-lefkow Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Ethiopia Kenya Sudan Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:36:14 -0700 Human Rights Watch 75466 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/leslie-lefkow <p>Leslie Lefkow, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch's Africa division, has specialized expertise on Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Kenya.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/leslie-lefkow">read more</a></p> Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Ethiopia Kenya Sudan Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:59:37 -0700 Human Rights Watch 75467 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/corinne-dufka <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/corinne-dufka">read more</a></p> Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:55:35 -0700 Human Rights Watch 75433 at http://www.hrw.org http://www.hrw.org/en/images/2008/10/20/corinne-dufka Africa Cote d&#039;Ivoire Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:53:07 -0700 Human Rights Watch 75432 at http://www.hrw.org